Butterfly Table Tennis Question and Answer Question: I am 56 I consider my level basic advance, I play for be in good shape, but aspire to play better. What do you think about my blade and rubber for my case? regards How old are the rubbers that you are using? Three years What do you like […]
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Coaching tip of the week: Don’t Practice Hesitation
(By Larry Hodges) To improve, it’s important to do footwork drills. Some are simple, such as side-to-side forehand-forehand drills. Others are more complicated. For example, you might do a drill that starts with your partner pushing to your backhand, you backhand (or forehand) loop to his backhand, and then he blocks to your forehand. Advanced […]
Jha Joins Calderano in Germany
(by Steve Hopkins) The professional German team TTF LIEBHERR Ochsenhausen has announced the addition of Kanak Jha. The team has signed the USA’s top player (World No. 22) to join a strong squad that already includes Hugo Calderano (World No. 6) and Simon Gauzy (World No. 19). Ochsenhausen is a small city in the South […]
WAB CLUB FEATURE: New York Table Tennis
(by Steve Hopkins) The New York Table Tennis facility at 45-19 162nd St. in Flushing, New York in the borough of Queens. NYTT is positioned between 295, 495, and 678 with easy access from car and public transportation. The 2800 square foot facility has 10 Butterfly tables, has high ceilings and great lighting, and has […]
PongNOW: Sean O’Neill
(by Steve Hopkins) The PongNOW interview (or “pongcast”) series discusses table tennis with some of the best players and personalities in the sport. In this edition, Sean O’Neill shares a story of perseverance at the Nationals, an important match at the Olympics, and his favorite doubles story. YouTube users can Subscribe to receive notices when […]
Seemiller – The American: Coach Seemiller
Seemiller: The American (by Steve Hopkins) One of the most storied players in American table tennis history, Dan Seemiller. He first qualified for the US Team in 1972, was the top ranked player in the country by 1974, won five US National Championships, and logged an amazing international record that at one point included completing […]
BUTTERFLY FAVORITES – BTY Training Tips featuring Shigang Yang: Forehand Flip With Multi-ball Training
This Training Tips video series originally appeared in 2018. The content remains pertinent today – and the tips may assist many of you looking to work on fitness or improve your game. While the video series was designed for training with a partner, the principles are the same whether you are working with a robot, […]
Is it Time to Talk about Reopening?
(by Steve Hopkins) Much of America is still on lock-down – but it is not going to stay this way forever. In fact, a few States have already begun to loosen the regulations and are incrementally allowing businesses to open. The time-frame will vary greatly across the nation, but at some point, we are all […]
Coaching Tip of the Week: Don’t Warm Up Your Opponent During a Match
(By Larry Hodges) A common mistake I’ve seen is for a player to find something that seems to work in a match, and then go to the well too often – they use that tactic so often that the opponent gets used to it. This is a double-whammy – if you do this, not only […]
Dignics 09C interview with top player Lee Sangsu
Top players talk about Dignics 09C ” Dignics 09C ” released on April 1, 2020 . This rubber has attracted the attention of many users as a sticky rubber that has the momentum of a high tension rubber, but it has already been used by some top players such as Boll (Germany) and Ovtcharov (Germany), and has achieved good results. . In […]
WTTC 2025 (Part 3): A Gathering of Global Table Tennis Passion – Report from the Butterfly Booth in Doha
June 30, 2025
(by Buterfly Global) In the final installment of our WTTC 2025 series, we share a report from the… Read More
WTTC 2025 (Part 2): Expanding the Circle of Social Contribution Through Table Tennis – Messages Embodied in T-Shirts for the ITTF Foundation
June 30, 2025
(By Butterfly Global) In the second installment of our WTTC 2025 series, we highlight the initiatives carried out… Read More
Smarter Now Doesn’t Mean You Were Dumb Before
June 30, 2025
(By Larry Hodges) This is one of those tips where the title, by itself, should give you a… Read More
WAB CLUB FEATURE: Broward Table Tennis Club
June 29, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) The Broward Table Tennis Club offers regular tournaments, camps, and coaching opportunities. They have been… Read More
MLTT Featured Team: Los Angeles Spinners
June 29, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins, photo MLTT) The Los Angeles Spinners hope to roll through the upcoming Major League Table… Read More
Early Action Underway at the US Nationals
June 29, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Action started Saturday in Ontario, California in the 2025 rendition of the US National table… Read More
Japan Takes 3 of 5 Titles in Zagreb
June 29, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Tomokazu Harimoto took Men’s Singles and Satsuki Odo took Women’s Singles, as Japan was dominant… Read More
Harimoto Through to Finals in Zagreb
June 28, 2025
(by Steve Hopkins) Tomokazu Harimoto is the highest seed at the WTT Contender Series event in Zagreb this… Read More
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